Spongites impar (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain 1994
Publication Details
Spongites impar (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain 1994: 152, figs 47-63
Published in: Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) D. Penrose comb. nov., P. keatsii sp. nov., Spongites discoideus (Foslie) D. Penrose et Woelkerling and S. impar (Foslie) Y. Chamberlain comb. nov. (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae) from South Africa. Phycologia 33: 141-157, 63 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spongites is Spongites fruticulosus Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chamberlainium impar (Foslie) Puckree-Padua, P.W.Gabrielson & Maneveldt.
Source of Synonymy
Puckree-Padua, C.A., Haywood, A., Gabrielson, P.W. & Maneveldt, G.W. (2020). Reassignment of some South African species to Chamberlainium, with a comment about the recognition of families of Corallinales (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 59(6): 464-496.
Basionym
Lithophyllum impar Foslie
Type Information
Holotype locality: Natal or between Natal and the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Chamberlain 1994: 153) Holotype: A. Weber-van Bosse; 1893; TRH; A3-146 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 40) Notes: Chamberlain (1994: 153) notes that as indicated on the specimens, there is some doubt as to whether Mme Weber van Bosse collected this material in Natal or Cape Province; the species has never subsequently been observed in Natal, and it is more likely to have been the latter. Holotype sequenced: GenBank Accession MN882574.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Occurring on intertidal rocks on shores exposed to strong wave action, forming a distinct, yellowish band immediately above the Patella cochlear Born/Spongites yendoi band (Chamberlain 1994: 153).
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
